It used to be that Sears house brands--Kenmore, Craftsman, etc--provided good value to the customer. Not luxury or top-of-the line, but reliable stuff that work

It used to be that Sears house brands--Kenmore, Craftsman, etc--provided good value to the customer. Not luxury or top-of-the line, but reliable stuff that worked and was worth what you paid for it. But in recent years that hasn't really been true. But then, it's not really true for just about anyone any more. Amazon copied the Sears model--sell everything to everyone--but it has also opened the floodgates of third-party sellers selling cheap crap and counterfeit goods. It's less like the old Sears and more like an old-world medieval bazaar.